Dora Leder

A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of a homemade anti-wrinkle concoction, a visit that proves money can't buy happiness, and a hard lesson in remembering to put things away.

Text and pictures relate situations which sometimes result in such reactions as frustration, anxiety, humiliation, and loss of control.

When Robert's irritating cousin Harriet comes to stay for a whole school year, it's war until the quarrelsome fourth grade cousins discover how much alike they really are.